Vulkan 1.3.297 Introduces VK_EXT_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready Slipping under my radar until now was the Vulkan API 1.3.297 spec update released last week that introduces a new extension, VK_EXT_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready...

Vulkan 1.3.297 Introduces VK_EXT_present_mode_fifo_latest_ready - Phoronix

Slipping under my radar until now was the Vulkan API 1.3.297 spec update released last week that introduces a new extension, VK_EXT_present_mode_fi...

KDE Plasma 6.2 Released With More Desktop Polishing KDE Plasma 6.2 is now available as the latest refinement to the modern Plasma 6 desktop environment...

KDE Plasma 6.2 Released With More Desktop Polishing - Phoronix

Qt 6.8 LTS Released With XR Module, Lower RAM Usage & Quicker Start Times Today marks the release of Qt 6.8 as not only a new feature release but also the latest long-term support (LTS) release for this open-source, cross-platform toolkit...

Qt 6.8 LTS Released With XR Module, Lower RAM Usage & Quicker Start Times - Phoronix

Today marks the release of Qt 6.8 as not only a new feature release but also the latest long-term support (LTS) release for this open-source, cross...

Python 3.13 Debuts With New Interactive Interpreter & Experimental JIT Following a last minute delay due to a performance regression, Python 3.13 stable is out today as the annual major feature release to this widely-used scripting language implementation...

Python 3.13 Debuts With New Interactive Interpreter & Experimental JIT - Phoronix

Following a last minute delay due to a performance regression, Python 3.13 stable is out today as the annual major feature release to this widely-u...

Apple Vulkan Driver "HoneyKrisp" Lands Many Fixes & Features HoneyKrisp as the open-source Mesa Vulkan driver for Apple Silicon graphics and developed as part of the Asahi Linux project has landed a number of enhancements into the mainline Mesa code...

Apple Vulkan Driver "HoneyKrisp" Lands Many Fixes & Features - Phoronix

HoneyKrisp as the open-source Mesa Vulkan driver for Apple Silicon graphics and developed as part of the Asahi Linux project has landed a number of...

OpenRazer 3.9 Adds Support For Many Newer Razer Devices On Linux OpenRazer 3.9 is out today as the newest version of this community project providing open-source driver support for Razer peripherals on Linux. This out-of-tree set of Linux kernel drivers allows for various Razer devices to be configured and fully leveraged under Linux...

OpenRazer 3.9 Adds Support For Many Newer Razer Devices On Linux - Phoronix

OpenRazer 3.9 is out today as the newest version of this community project providing open-source driver support for Razer peripherals on Linux

The Long-Awaited GIMP 3.0 Closing In On Its First Release Candidate The long-in-development GIMP 3.0 open-source alternative to Adobe Photoshop hopes to ship its release candidate in the near future...

The Long-Awaited GIMP 3.0 Closing In On Its First Release Candidate - Phoronix

The long-in-development GIMP 3.0 open-source alternative to Adobe Photoshop hopes to ship its release candidate in the near future.

Wine 9.19 Brings Improved Window Positioning On Wayland We are quickly working our way to the end of the calendar year where Wine 9.xx bi-weekly development releases will focus on a shift to stability for releasing Wine 10.0 in early 2025. But we're not there yet and Wine 9.19 is out today to deliver the newest batch of features and fixes for this open-source software to enjoy Windows games and apps on Linux...

Wine 9.19 Brings Improved Window Positioning On Wayland - Phoronix

We are quickly working our way to the end of the calendar year where Wine 9.xx bi-weekly development releases will focus on a shift to stability fo...

AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series Dominates Intel Core Ultra 7 Lunar Lake Performance For Linux Developers & Creators Earlier this week I delivered initial Intel Xe2 Lunar Lake graphics benchmarks on Linux while today the focus is on Lunar Lake's CPU performance. The Xe2 graphics performance under Linux was disappointingly slow with it performing even worse than Meteor Lake while RDNA3.5 graphics led. Intel has been investigating the Xe2 Linu…

AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series Dominates Intel Core Ultra 7 Lunar Lake Performance For Linux Developers & Creators Review - Phoronix

Earlier this week I delivered initial Intel Xe2 Lunar Lake graphics benchmarks on Linux while today the focus is on Lunar Lake's CPU performance.

Blender 4.3 Beta Delivers Experimental Vulkan UI Rendering Blender 4.3 is available today in beta form to encourage public testing of this next feature release to this leading open-source 3D modeling software...

Blender 4.3 Beta Delivers Experimental Vulkan UI Rendering - Phoronix

Blender 4.3 is available today in beta form to encourage public testing of this next feature release to this leading open-source 3D modeling software.